Elyria Gas Outage Leaves 1500 Without Heat, Repairs Underway
More than 1,500 Elyria residents lacked natural gas Friday as Columbia Gas crews repaired a malfunctioning control device. The affected area spans from the Ohio Turnpike north to Lake Avenue east, Lowell Street south, and the Oakwood Elementary School area west. Crews planned two-stage reactivation, with pilots relit after valves are shut for safety. Residents like Johneida Young described cold homes and shifting routines as temperatures dropped into the 40s.
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Young
Elyria
Columbia Gas
Ray Frank
Ohio Turnpike
Lake Avenue
Lowell Street
Oakwood
Frank
Tim
North Ridgeville
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Columbia
19 Acres opens again to cars in Cascade Park
Cascade Park's 19 Acres area reopened after a deteriorating road was reconstructed to prevent erosion and possible vehicle falls into the Black River. Project cost was 25000 dollars funded in part by Community Development Block Grant funds. residents can now access the park from Floradale Street.
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Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Elyria
Cascade Park
Parks and Recreation
Frank Gustoff
Black River
Floradale Street
Candidates pull petitions for Lorain County posts
Several Lorain County residents have pulled petitions to appear on the March 6 primary ballot for judge and commissioner posts. Open judicial seats follow the failure of Issue 1, with Edward Zaleski and David Basinski unable to run again. Democrats Chris Cook and R J Budway have pulled petitions for Zaleski’s vacancy, citing concern over Republican candidates. Other Democrats Frank Janik Jack Kilroy and Joel Fritz have also taken action.
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Lorain County
Edward Zaleski
David Basinski
Chris Cook
Lorain
Lorain Municipal Court
R.J. Budway
Zaleski
Budway
Frank Janik
Jack Kilroy
Joel Fritz
Local colleges share in 3.2 million LaunchPad grant
Lorain County Community College will receive a portion of a 3.2 million three year grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation and the Burton D. Morgan Foundation. The funds support the LaunchPad Initiative for LCCC Case Western Reserve University Kent State University and Baldwin Wallace College to help students and alumni start new companies. The grant will fund economic development initiatives at LCCC.
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Lorain County Community College
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
LCCC
Case
Shooting at Russia Road prompts murder investigation
In New Russia Township deputies probe a November 10 home shooting on Russia Road that killed Stephen Mihalak and wounded Donald Mihalak. Donald, 32, reported $900 stolen after opening the door to two armed men. Stephen intervened and died from a chest wound. The motive remains unclear and leads are being pursued.
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New Russia
Russia Road
Donald Barker
Donald Mihalak
Stephen Mihalak
Barker
Bruce Mihalak
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Kiera Manion
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S. Mihalak
Spitzer Marina
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